http://www.nature.com/news/2004/040726/full/040726-10.html

new deep sea speices found, this one has a entirely new metabolism, the intention of which is to devour the bones, and other carcass of whales, some photos of the beastie on the website, which makes me excited for a couple of reasons, mostly cause i have a soft spot for scavangers, the ones that do all of the hard work and get no respect, and also because i have a soft spot of the weridness of the deep sea.